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Architectural drawing of the Hacienda (Las Vegas), placemat with rough sketches, after 1956
Date
1956 to 1960
Archival Collection
Description
Hacienda placemat with some rough drawings of Hacienda renovations on the back.
Site Name: Hacienda
Address: 3590 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Siegel, Bugsy, 1906-1947
Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel (1906-1947) was a well-known Las Vegas, Nevada casino investor and manager, most famously associated with the Flamingo and organized crime. Born Benjamin Siegelbaum in Brooklyn, New York on February 28, 1906, Siegel formed the Bug and Meyer Mob with Meyer Lansky while he was still a teenager. Later, Siegel was a founding member and chief operator of "Murder, Inc.," an organized crime "enforcement" group.
Person
Hoggard, J. David, 1914-2001
Jeremiah David Wright Hoggard was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on November 25, 1914. As a child, his parents would take him to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) meetings, and he joined the organization before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. In 1945, he was transferred to Nellis Air Force Base. By the next year, Hoggard moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his two sons after being recently widowed.
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